Hong Kong’s future universities of applied sciences face reviews every 6 years to check course quality
- Post-secondary institutions will be allowed to apply for private university titles and UAS status at the same time
- Details revealed in a set of procedures and requirements for tertiary institutions to become UASs
Hong Kong’s future universities of applied sciences (UASs) offering vocational and professional programmes will face reviews every six years on the quality of their courses, education authorities have said.
The details were announced in a set of procedures and requirements for tertiary institutions to become UASs released on Friday.
Post-secondary institutions will be allowed to apply for private university titles and UAS status at the same time rather than in two steps as the government had originally suggested.
“An applicant institution shall first make an application to the Education Bureau,” the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications said.
“[The bureau] may also consider such applications in conjunction with the relevant institutions’ application for a private university title where necessary and appropriate.”
The council, which was appointed by the bureau to draw up the criteria, conducted research on UASs in Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Canada and the United Kingdom, as well as on vocational and professional education in mainland China.